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i look at wisconsin. if romney can win that and pick off a couple others like new hampshire, iowa and stuff like that. he could get to 270 without ohio. when you look inside ohio, a couple things stand out. the thing i see is the jump in wisconsin from '04 to '08. a lot of bush voters switched over to obama. a very big number. it seems like there might be a bigger pool of potential swing voters. >> i think a couple months ago they felt good they were going to secure wisconsin. it started to change when he chose paul ryan as his running mate. it certainly helps. i'm certain the romney campaign thut th put that into your calculus when they chose paul ryan. >> you talk about the era of the american campaign is over. i think the map has changed very little since 2002. this sounds like a bad dwoemt for the nation. there's an eight to 10-day swing where candidates pay attention to. can you talk about why it is bad for the nation? only a small groups will be paid tae attention to in national elections. >> we saw
i look at wisconsin. if romney can win that and pick off a couple others like new hampshire, iowa and stuff like that. he could get to 270 without ohio. when you look inside ohio, a couple things stand out. the thing i see is the jump in wisconsin from '04 to '08. a lot of bush voters switched over to obama. a very big number. it seems like there might be a bigger pool of potential swing voters. >> i think a couple months ago they felt good they were going to secure wisconsin. it started...
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did he not get the message of wisconsin, the american people did. it's time for us to cut back on government and help the american people. >> see, he's lying, isn't he? he was lying last night because for months he's been telling us, quoting mckenzie studies which a apparently suggest class size is irrelevant, and there he is saying what are you talking about, mr. president. >> and supporting the ryan plan which slashes money for teachers. >> but last night he loves teachers. >> last night he loves teachers and last night he made the most dramatic and decisive move to the center. >> why do you call it a move to the center? it was a move to lie. >> it's a move that's completely dishonest from where he has been in the rest of the campaign, but i think what they realized is he can't run on those positions and win. he can't be the far right guy who hates teachers and firefighters and expect to win an election in this country and republicans staring down the possibility of a loss sort of gave him permission to lie about his position, move to the center,
did he not get the message of wisconsin, the american people did. it's time for us to cut back on government and help the american people. >> see, he's lying, isn't he? he was lying last night because for months he's been telling us, quoting mckenzie studies which a apparently suggest class size is irrelevant, and there he is saying what are you talking about, mr. president. >> and supporting the ryan plan which slashes money for teachers. >> but last night he loves teachers....
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here's how i look at wisconsin. it is a state that you can -- i think it says go about the struggle mitt romney faces. between ohio and wisconsin, he has to win one of them. he's not looking that great in ohio. i don't think he's looking much better in wisconsin, but i think wisconsin might be in some ways a riper target for him. yes, it hasn't voted for a republican since reagan in the landslide in 18944. however, it came close in 2000, a fraction of a point. when we say it's a blue state, we're not talking massachusetts and rhode island here. i think if you look at -- we talk about that slide from 14 points that the obama margin in '08 down to a two, three-point race right now. it's dramatic slide. there's a greater concentration in wisconsin than most states of the exact sort of voter demographically who is turning on obama, white working class and white male. we had an abc poll nationally it shows romney's share of the white male vote up to 65%. maybe there's a possibility there. the reason why wisconsin a littl
here's how i look at wisconsin. it is a state that you can -- i think it says go about the struggle mitt romney faces. between ohio and wisconsin, he has to win one of them. he's not looking that great in ohio. i don't think he's looking much better in wisconsin, but i think wisconsin might be in some ways a riper target for him. yes, it hasn't voted for a republican since reagan in the landslide in 18944. however, it came close in 2000, a fraction of a point. when we say it's a blue state,...
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he is heading back to wisconsin for a fund-raiser tonight. and as for the vice president, we check in with msnbc news campaign embed carrie dan. she's embedded with vice president joe biden's team. carrie, vice president biden's schedule shows him to be in wilmington, delaware, right now, and for the next few days. what is planned for him? >> that's right, milissa. he's going to be doing his own debate camp there, up until a day before the debate. he's spending time with chris van hollen, that's his sparring partner. van hollen has worked with paul ryan, he's a democrat from maryland, who worked with ryan with and against on the house budget committee. so van hollen is someone who's very familiar, not only with his policies. so the two of them will be participating in mock debates. they've done two to date, and i'm sure they'll be doing a lot more up until wednesday, before they head to danville, kentucky, for the big night. >> what is the biggest concern for mr. biden and his team? >> well, when they really would like to do is to change the
he is heading back to wisconsin for a fund-raiser tonight. and as for the vice president, we check in with msnbc news campaign embed carrie dan. she's embedded with vice president joe biden's team. carrie, vice president biden's schedule shows him to be in wilmington, delaware, right now, and for the next few days. what is planned for him? >> that's right, milissa. he's going to be doing his own debate camp there, up until a day before the debate. he's spending time with chris van hollen,...
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in wisconsin you definitely had the same logistical work done. and in wisconsin they did stop the stripping of union rights, but they tried to do something else which is they also tried to take down the governor through a repeal and they did not win that fight. so in that case you get the logistical work done by both sides. >> right. >> the republicans end up winning the ultimate fight though democrats are able to turn back the union fight. >> well, in wisconsin there was an incredibly potent countermobilization. that countermobilization wasn't just koch money and wasn't just grassroots. there was actual on the ground countermobilization particularly in the milwaukee suburbs, folks who are conservative activist folk who are on lists, phone trees, knocking on doors. wisconsin's closer than it should be. it's not just paul ryan. that countermobilization carries forward as well. i think that's part of the reason that wisconsin isn't a sure blue state in the way that i think we would think it would be at this point in october. >> i think -- in this c
in wisconsin you definitely had the same logistical work done. and in wisconsin they did stop the stripping of union rights, but they tried to do something else which is they also tried to take down the governor through a repeal and they did not win that fight. so in that case you get the logistical work done by both sides. >> right. >> the republicans end up winning the ultimate fight though democrats are able to turn back the union fight. >> well, in wisconsin there was an...
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here in florida, ohio, virginia, and wisconsin. there have been mass shootings in all four of those states recently. wisconsin is still reeling from the temple shooting in august. meanwhile, the nra says the president of the united states hasn't taken away guns because he's waiting for his second term and that's when he's going to do it? it will be interesting to see if voters believe this fairy tale. by the admission of the vice presidential candidate for the republicans, barack obama has not offered up any new gun legislation. but it cuts to the cultural issues of guys, guns, and god in the heartland in america. i'm joined by montana governor brian schweitzer. good to have you with us. you've heard the story before. how damaging is it and how many holes does it shoot, ironically, into the conversation about the president of the united states being a gun grabber when you have paul ryan saying, well, wait a minute, he hasn't brought forth any new legislatio >> it was a slip up on his part. the gun advocates have been saying, he's g
here in florida, ohio, virginia, and wisconsin. there have been mass shootings in all four of those states recently. wisconsin is still reeling from the temple shooting in august. meanwhile, the nra says the president of the united states hasn't taken away guns because he's waiting for his second term and that's when he's going to do it? it will be interesting to see if voters believe this fairy tale. by the admission of the vice presidential candidate for the republicans, barack obama has not...
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then, little jason managed to somehow get himself into the university of wisconsin law school. again, again, without a hint of affirmative action for governor's idiot sons being a factor in his admission to law school. i know what some of you are thinking, and only some of you. he can't be an idiot if he went to law school. the only way you can think that is if you've somehow managed to avoid jury duty your whole life. jason is now a lawyer in the same politically connected law firm in milwaukee that employs the current chairman of the national republican party, who was actually in the room of idiot applauders when little jason said, we have the opportunity to send president obama back to chicago or kenya. the we don't know if chairman prebus was one of the idiots who clapped and we never will. he did issue a statement saying jason's comment was, quote, out of line. of course, he issued that statement only after he was outed as being in the audience of idiots who applauded the out-of-line statement. out of line? not wrong? not malicious? just out of line? not fanning a demented
then, little jason managed to somehow get himself into the university of wisconsin law school. again, again, without a hint of affirmative action for governor's idiot sons being a factor in his admission to law school. i know what some of you are thinking, and only some of you. he can't be an idiot if he went to law school. the only way you can think that is if you've somehow managed to avoid jury duty your whole life. jason is now a lawyer in the same politically connected law firm in...
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look at it in wisconsin. proportion is almost exactly the same. among people who are early voting in wisconsin, president obama has a 29-point lead. a hugely disproportionate split for president obama among people who are voting early. the difference, though, is that while in iowa, more than a third of the electorate have already early voted, in wisconsin, only 6% of the electorate have early voted. they're voting for obama by a huge margin, but there just aren't have many of them. so president obama is winning by a lot more in iowa than he was winning in wisconsin, but still he is winning in both states. that is some of the state of the race right now, but we're going to be talking in a moment with bob herbert, talking about how the machinations of the elections are way more partisan than we expected them to be. that's all ahead. we'll be right back. wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. the end of trial and error has arrived. try a free
look at it in wisconsin. proportion is almost exactly the same. among people who are early voting in wisconsin, president obama has a 29-point lead. a hugely disproportionate split for president obama among people who are voting early. the difference, though, is that while in iowa, more than a third of the electorate have already early voted, in wisconsin, only 6% of the electorate have early voted. they're voting for obama by a huge margin, but there just aren't have many of them. so president...
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if he wins ohio, iowa, wisconsin, he's above to be able to win. conversely, if for mitt romney to be able to get to 270 without ohio, he pretty much has to run the table. which is a very tough task. so on election night, i think the one state we're all going to be looking for in the returns will be ohio. >> and where in ohio are we looking? this is always fascinating. i've spent a lot of time in past elections in suburban columbus. >> you nailed it on the hd. that is a swing area. barack obama won in 2008. i think whoever wins columbus this time around will once again win the buckeye state. >> let's say romney takes ohio, then what's the president's path to victory. >> then he almost has to run the table on the other states. his path to victory becomes much narrower. he has to win in colorado, win in nevada, win in iowa, win in new hampshire. it becomes harder for him. maybe we could win out in the west, maybe in virginia. but you take ohio off the map and all of a sudden it becomes harder for president obama and much harder for mitt romney. >> wh
if he wins ohio, iowa, wisconsin, he's above to be able to win. conversely, if for mitt romney to be able to get to 270 without ohio, he pretty much has to run the table. which is a very tough task. so on election night, i think the one state we're all going to be looking for in the returns will be ohio. >> and where in ohio are we looking? this is always fascinating. i've spent a lot of time in past elections in suburban columbus. >> you nailed it on the hd. that is a swing area....
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swing state polls last week showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by someone in the audience, stand up and say, look, there's a real difference between what i would do and what governor romney would do and outline that difference and show how he's going to stand up and fight for the middle class. i think the structure of this race still favors the president because romney virtually has to run the table, especially if obama holds that lead in ohio. >> now, joan, should the president point out the blatant dishonesty and distortions of mr. romney and his campaign to mr. romney tomorrow night in front of, i'm sure, what is going to be a record breaking crowd of viewers for the
swing state polls last week showed obama ahead by three points in wisconsin, by seven in michigan, but also losing to come ree in colorado and virginia. i mean, what do you make of the state of the race right now, bob? >> well, i think the whole variety of polls all over the place, i think the race has tightened since the first debate. i think you're right. the fighting barack obama has to show up tomorrow. by the way, it doesn't have to be obnoxious. when he gets asked a question by...
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but wisconsin is a state that can be quite volatile. although in those -- in the same exit polls that had correctly -- that had walker winning the recall, the same voters majority said i want to vote for obama anyway. and so wisconsin, he won it by 14 or 15 points some large margin in 2008. you can have the tide shift against you and have a big cushion there. >> wisconsin is this wonderful state, the state of robert, the great populist, joe mccarthy, not to draw connections between paul ryan and joe mccarthy and mitt romney. it was the recall that people didn't understand or feel was the right expression of protest against scott walker but the great occupation of the state house in support of workers, teachers, nurses, police, of wisconsin i think is going to play a role in this election where people came out to support a different kind of politics. >> i think we're reminding of the fairness of the american electorate, the fact they have more nuanced views than we ascribe them as having. in your book "the signal and the noise" you talk
but wisconsin is a state that can be quite volatile. although in those -- in the same exit polls that had correctly -- that had walker winning the recall, the same voters majority said i want to vote for obama anyway. and so wisconsin, he won it by 14 or 15 points some large margin in 2008. you can have the tide shift against you and have a big cushion there. >> wisconsin is this wonderful state, the state of robert, the great populist, joe mccarthy, not to draw connections between paul...
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too many families in wisconsin are just getting by. they know it's not their work ethics that's changed, it's the rules. whoever can hire the most powerful lobbyists get their way and in wisconsin's proud progressive position, the people want a voice. so that's what we're seeing as a sort of local nuance on this otherwise pretty nationally focused race. >> it sounds to me like tommy thompson's years in washington, he was quite a popular governor and won statewide election before. also at a certain point in time i remember reading a lot of profiles of tommy thompson as a national figure and he has republican social policies. i want to play a little bit of sound. he was caught on tape talking about medicare. to me it says a lot about the kinds of promises that these republican candidates have had to make in their base and how that comes back to bite them. we'll take a quick break and i'll show you that after this. they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let'
too many families in wisconsin are just getting by. they know it's not their work ethics that's changed, it's the rules. whoever can hire the most powerful lobbyists get their way and in wisconsin's proud progressive position, the people want a voice. so that's what we're seeing as a sort of local nuance on this otherwise pretty nationally focused race. >> it sounds to me like tommy thompson's years in washington, he was quite a popular governor and won statewide election before. also at...
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it matters to the man from wisconsin i spoke with several days ago, and what we're supposed to be his best work years, he used to have a job at $25 an hour with benefits and now has one at $8 an hour without benefits. it matters because of the college student graduating this spring with 10 to $20,000 in student debt. who now learns that she'll also be paying for $50,000 in government debt. a burden that will put the american dream beyond the reach of so many. it matters for the child and the failing school, unable to go to the school of his parent's choosing because the teacher union that funds the president's campaigns opposes school choice. the president can't -- the president's campaign slogan is this, forward. but the 23 million americans struggling to find a good job these last four years feel more like backward. we can't afford four more years like the last four years. this election is about big things like the education of our children, the value of our homes, the take home pay from our jobs, the price of the gasoline we pay, we buy, and the choices we have in our health care.
it matters to the man from wisconsin i spoke with several days ago, and what we're supposed to be his best work years, he used to have a job at $25 an hour with benefits and now has one at $8 an hour without benefits. it matters because of the college student graduating this spring with 10 to $20,000 in student debt. who now learns that she'll also be paying for $50,000 in government debt. a burden that will put the american dream beyond the reach of so many. it matters for the child and the...
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. >> new pp robopolling, shows in wisconsin the president leads. in north carolina, president obama and miz are tie at 48%. tonight ed silver as the 48-year-old storm. so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well,ing it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most distrucking one of those having abin vebl path. i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't seem to have anything in the bag. >> let's take a look at the new obama add. >> it is said that character is what we do when we think nobody is looking. mitt romney thought no one is looking when he attacked 47% of americans. it will make cuts to education. so remember what he said and what his plan will do. >> it is a strong add and the point is we, the voters have to keep track of what he says. because he won't. he is always changes his position. i think she is so yesterday i don't think they realize that the entire voting structure is changes. that goes to the q
. >> new pp robopolling, shows in wisconsin the president leads. in north carolina, president obama and miz are tie at 48%. tonight ed silver as the 48-year-old storm. so, crystal ball, the romney thing doesn't apply to the sing states where he needs it to apply. well,ing it doesn't apply in the national polls either. out of those polls the one that has to be the most distrucking one of those having abin vebl path. i don't see how that is going to happen. the debates are done. they don't...
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unemployment also fell in wisconsin, colorado, and florida. nevada, michigan, and north carolina still have some of the worst unemployment rates of some of the swing states coming in at 11.8%, 9.6%, and 9.3%. nevada, in particular, has some of the highest foreclosures per home unit during the housing crisis. and economists tell me it's had the worst economy of any swing state. >> yeah. well, we have the president, who's leading in most of the battleground states according to the polls from the nbc/"wall street journal"/marist, as well as cbs/"new york times" quarterback quinnipiac polls, how important are these states in securing the votes for economic or financial twist there? >> according to analysts they're very important. while debates have brought up other issues the economy is still the most important thing voters care about. polls taken during the past week show that romney narrowing or eliminating the president's lead in these states, but with good news like that, what we're seeing right now are the tables turning likely in the preside
unemployment also fell in wisconsin, colorado, and florida. nevada, michigan, and north carolina still have some of the worst unemployment rates of some of the swing states coming in at 11.8%, 9.6%, and 9.3%. nevada, in particular, has some of the highest foreclosures per home unit during the housing crisis. and economists tell me it's had the worst economy of any swing state. >> yeah. well, we have the president, who's leading in most of the battleground states according to the polls...
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is wisconsin really vulnerable now? what happened there? >> you know, i actually don't think we know because i don't think we know what the impact of the debate the other night really has been. i think it takes a couple days for people to -- for it to sink in. i think our poll, the nbc poll tonight, will be interesting. you know, the campaign always knew that this was going to be tough and they were going to have to work hard because it was going to be a close race. i think we're seeing that bear itself out. i think the campaign very prudently understood a few weeks ago. it seemed the numbers were particularly high. that didn't mean they didn't have to keep doing their work. we're also at a volatile period where the numbers are going to go up and down. one other thing on advertising, we haven't talked about online advertising. one of the things i think will be interesting after this cycle is to look at either how effective they were and how much money was spent online, because if you're trying to reach a certain population, that's where the
is wisconsin really vulnerable now? what happened there? >> you know, i actually don't think we know because i don't think we know what the impact of the debate the other night really has been. i think it takes a couple days for people to -- for it to sink in. i think our poll, the nbc poll tonight, will be interesting. you know, the campaign always knew that this was going to be tough and they were going to have to work hard because it was going to be a close race. i think we're seeing...
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in the places where obama won a lot of bush voters, obama has fallen back a lot and state like wisconsin, won by 14. dead heat now. he won indiana by 1% last time even though bush won it 20% and not competitive and true across the north. but in the south obama didn't really pick up white bush voters. instead, all of the gains were among nonwhite voters and changes in the composition of the electoral. those changes last today so in the south obama is holding up pretty well. but with all of these former obama-bush voters in the north and northwestern part of the country he's fallen off a bit more and i think it might be especially acute of democratically-leaning voters not as enthusiastic and republican-leaning independent voters are really enthused and ready to vote and driving up the republican tally further. >> okay, nate. i disagree with thesis. i talked to cornell belcher. jim mecino also disagrees. this is from an article of obama saying he doesn't give a whit about national polling in which obama's numbers are dragged down by horrific per forms in the deep south and talking about ba
in the places where obama won a lot of bush voters, obama has fallen back a lot and state like wisconsin, won by 14. dead heat now. he won indiana by 1% last time even though bush won it 20% and not competitive and true across the north. but in the south obama didn't really pick up white bush voters. instead, all of the gains were among nonwhite voters and changes in the composition of the electoral. those changes last today so in the south obama is holding up pretty well. but with all of these...
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he's behind in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, nevada. you know, i'm not sure this is so safe, but it's probably the safest course for him. >> well, i think bret baier is pretty good in that interview. one reason romney might steer clear of sit-down interviews the past few days, he's been barraged with questions about an unpopular topic, senate candidate richard mourdock. take a look. >> governor, do you wish mourdock would pull that ad? >> which way are we going? >> governor, do you disavow mourdock's comments on the rape? >> thank you. >> governor, do you disavow murdoch's comments on the rape? >> what do you make of that, doug? it seems to me that he has that wonderful immutability to just say i'm turning on the mute button, i'm not saying nothing, live with it. >> yeah, i think so. he's been taking a lot of pages from ronald reagan. remember when reagan would walk in and he couldn't hear, would have to cup his ear and wouldn't have to answer questions. in the third debate we saw a lot of reagan in mitt romney in the sense of talking a
he's behind in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, nevada. you know, i'm not sure this is so safe, but it's probably the safest course for him. >> well, i think bret baier is pretty good in that interview. one reason romney might steer clear of sit-down interviews the past few days, he's been barraged with questions about an unpopular topic, senate candidate richard mourdock. take a look. >> governor, do you wish mourdock would pull that ad? >> which way are we going? >> governor, do...
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my guess where you start to seeing it more and more resources going to ohio, wisconsin, you know, iowa, colorado. those are probably going to be the key states, virginia. where both sides realize, okay, this is where we have to play the two weeks to have a shot for this. i think the shot for the romney campaign is that's a map more vulnerable to the president than it is to governor romney. >> chip, the decisions that are being made, i don't need to tell you latest poll shows the race 47-47. i don't know anyone who doesn't think that this isn't a very tight race. add exhaustion in to the pressure an not just the candidates feeling but the staffs are feeling and people often talk about a gaffe that could change a race. i wonder of a gaffe of mitt romney or president obama says something that gets them in to trouble or changes minds but a strategic decision in retrospect you look at and say, what in the world were they thinking? how does that all play in to this final 13, 14 days? >> yeah. that's a big part of it. when i was in the heat of the battle of the primaries of '08, i had a confe
my guess where you start to seeing it more and more resources going to ohio, wisconsin, you know, iowa, colorado. those are probably going to be the key states, virginia. where both sides realize, okay, this is where we have to play the two weeks to have a shot for this. i think the shot for the romney campaign is that's a map more vulnerable to the president than it is to governor romney. >> chip, the decisions that are being made, i don't need to tell you latest poll shows the race...
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romney reaches the same number if he takes florida, iowa, north carolina, ohio, and wisconsin. now, the second scenario would be if the president were only to take colorado, virginia, and wisconsin and governor romney pulled in the other six swing states in that scenario. third, we can reach the 269 tie if president obama were to take new hampshire, ohio, and wisconsin. all right. those are the three scenarios where we could have that tie. mark murray is nbc news' senior political editor. you've been talking about these pock possibilities for a long time. if one of them does happen, what will happen? how will that be decided? >> first of all, we probably don't want that scenario to happen. otherwise, the election day that we'd all been thinking was going to pretty much end on november 6th maybe late in the morning on november 7th will be pushed back. we might not know for a very long time. here's what ends up happening. it actually goes to congress. the newly elected house of representatives actually gets to pick the president, and it's decided by state delegations. each state
romney reaches the same number if he takes florida, iowa, north carolina, ohio, and wisconsin. now, the second scenario would be if the president were only to take colorado, virginia, and wisconsin and governor romney pulled in the other six swing states in that scenario. third, we can reach the 269 tie if president obama were to take new hampshire, ohio, and wisconsin. all right. those are the three scenarios where we could have that tie. mark murray is nbc news' senior political editor....
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the question for the romney campaign, does this move the need until wisconsin, ohio, iowa. those are the three places. they did it in striking distance in the other battleground states. the three states were the president's campaign hit them hard on being out of touch with the middle class, you know, did mitt romney move the needle there? and that's, i think, in the next four to five days, that's the first number i want to see what's coming out of those three, the midwestern battleground states. >> chuck you off to wisconsin. so the president is immediately going to one of the key battlegrounds, which is a test of this performance and what their next strategy's going to be. >> it is. it's madison. they're going to have a big crowd there, you assume probably something close to five figures in the crowd, since it's on the university of wisconsin campus. you can see here, you have a couple of thousand people. the president fed off of that energy especially even as the cold air here, i know you're outside, so it's cold. you know that feeling here. the president obviously speaki
the question for the romney campaign, does this move the need until wisconsin, ohio, iowa. those are the three places. they did it in striking distance in the other battleground states. the three states were the president's campaign hit them hard on being out of touch with the middle class, you know, did mitt romney move the needle there? and that's, i think, in the next four to five days, that's the first number i want to see what's coming out of those three, the midwestern battleground...
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authorities say all seven of the victims in yesterday's spa shooting in wisconsin were women. three were killed four others shot including the suspected shooter's estranged wife. that suspect radcliff haughton died of a self-inflibted gunshot wouldn't. larnls has been stripped much his seven tour de france titles and has been banned from professional cycling. >> cuba's fidel castro is condemning rumors of his death that resurfaced over the weekend. >>> the public will get to say good guy to form senator george mcgovern at a public viewing his funeral held on friday. mcgovern died yesterday. he 90 years old. and there's a lot of speck laying out there that apple will unveil the ipad mini tomorrow. could it arrive on your door step by november 2nd. that's if we do see it shoipg up tomorrow. mitt romney narrows that gender gap with president obama. what the president needs to do to get more women back in his corner. next up diana and melissa. we want to know what you think. what foreign policy question is burning right now? what do you want answered in tonight's debate. tweet me
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case in point, wisconsin state lawmaker who has been caught relaying some troubling information. he told a wisconsin paper that his father said, quote, consensual sex can turn into rain in an awful hurry. some girls, they rape so easy. it's an offensive comment and pad news for paul ryan since he endorsed him in august. month after those comments were originally published. today, ryan's campaign calls those comments outrageous and offensive and says congressman ryan cannot support mr. rivard. it all speaks to the long record against women's rights. he carries 78 anti-choice votes and 38 co-sponsorsed anti-choice measures. this record could really hurt him and democrats say it's a key issue for the debate tonight. >> my best advice would be in one word to joe biden, women. talk about women. >> if vice president follows her advice, paul ryan may have a lot of explaining to do. joining me now is political analyst and contributor to the grio and laura bassett, a woman who covers women's issues for the hu"the huffington post." >> i think that joe biden learning from president obama's
case in point, wisconsin state lawmaker who has been caught relaying some troubling information. he told a wisconsin paper that his father said, quote, consensual sex can turn into rain in an awful hurry. some girls, they rape so easy. it's an offensive comment and pad news for paul ryan since he endorsed him in august. month after those comments were originally published. today, ryan's campaign calls those comments outrageous and offensive and says congressman ryan cannot support mr. rivard....
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not only talking about wisconsin and iowa, but also about ohio. that's their best path to maybe wrap it up. not as much of a focus on some of the states in the southeast like virginia and florida as of late. >> all right. mark murray, can't wait to see what the polls show us. talk to you about it tomorrow, i'm sure. thanks mark. >> there are two senate debates tonight in races for them to win to gain control. in missouri senator claire mccastille facesed to akin. in virginia tim kaine is against george allen. to public second-guessing and private recripple nations at the finnish line are due to more than bad luck and a couple of underperforming candidates. the gop senate schal lengs more broadly are reflections of a party that can't be kroelded and can't produce good candidates and win strategies from the grassroots up. the virginia candidates are looking for a greatout moment and is the most expensive senate race in history. they remain deadlocked in the fifth sdpinl debate. joining me now is politico's david kantenese. talk about the mood or lac
not only talking about wisconsin and iowa, but also about ohio. that's their best path to maybe wrap it up. not as much of a focus on some of the states in the southeast like virginia and florida as of late. >> all right. mark murray, can't wait to see what the polls show us. talk to you about it tomorrow, i'm sure. thanks mark. >> there are two senate debates tonight in races for them to win to gain control. in missouri senator claire mccastille facesed to akin. in virginia tim...
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he has to win either ohio or wisconsin. if he wins wisconsin and loses ohio, he could get to 270 that way. they are important. >> if he wins wisconsin -- again it was won by john kerry in 2004, comfortably by barack obama in 2008. it would be a swing back for wisconsin. paul ryan is on the ticket. there's some thinking there and the polling is relatively close. he would also -- if he didn't win ohio, the run of all the swing states, colorado, virginia, north carolina, florida, et cetera. >> wisconsin is interesting. we neglected wisconsin, it's very important. wisconsin is a state where we had this recall election in the past. the ground game for the republicans is very strong. a lot of things about obama has been the ground game they have developed since 2008. it's been so efficient. so many field offices. wisconsin is the state where they had the recent recall where republicans invested in the get out the vote. it could be where you get the surprise. >> it's strong for progressives and organized labor because not just the
he has to win either ohio or wisconsin. if he wins wisconsin and loses ohio, he could get to 270 that way. they are important. >> if he wins wisconsin -- again it was won by john kerry in 2004, comfortably by barack obama in 2008. it would be a swing back for wisconsin. paul ryan is on the ticket. there's some thinking there and the polling is relatively close. he would also -- if he didn't win ohio, the run of all the swing states, colorado, virginia, north carolina, florida, et cetera....
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wisconsin, 267 and you can swap wisconsin for iowa. it's why the midwest is so important and why it is so key for mitt romney to win two of those three midwestern states and if president obama gets ohio you can see how difficult the path becomes for romney and how it can go for president obama. >> domenica, what's the one state that will keep us up all night come election day. >> well, you know, we've talked a lot about florida. we've talked a lot about virginia and we've talked about the importance of ohio and it's still important and lots of electoral votes out there and let's put all of these back in and let's take a look here and the one state we think about is colorado, because if you were to take florida and give it to mitt romney, virginia, give it to mitt romney, o highway owe, give it to mitt romney, he's still not quite there, 266 and it's possible, president obama like we said favored in nevada, favored in new hampshire and maybe a slight edge in wisconsin right now and maybe a slight edge in iowa, where are we at? 266 for m
wisconsin, 267 and you can swap wisconsin for iowa. it's why the midwest is so important and why it is so key for mitt romney to win two of those three midwestern states and if president obama gets ohio you can see how difficult the path becomes for romney and how it can go for president obama. >> domenica, what's the one state that will keep us up all night come election day. >> well, you know, we've talked a lot about florida. we've talked a lot about virginia and we've talked...
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the republican in wisconsin the other day saying that obama should go back to kenya. now comes news how employers are intimidating their employees in the voting republican. is this the kind of democracy that people actually believe in? voter suppression, voter intimidation, racial agitation, bosses telling workers how to vote. are people actually proud of doing this kind of thing? do they really believe this is what the founding fathers risked their lives and sacred honor for? this stuff? that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 20 days until the 2012 election. and didn't you just love that
the republican in wisconsin the other day saying that obama should go back to kenya. now comes news how employers are intimidating their employees in the voting republican. is this the kind of democracy that people actually believe in? voter suppression, voter intimidation, racial agitation, bosses telling workers how to vote. are people actually proud of doing this kind of thing? do they really believe this is what the founding fathers risked their lives and sacred honor for? this stuff?...
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ohio, iowa, wisconsin. they have -- both parties have two different views of what turnout is going to be in those states, and they have two different views of -- particularly in iowa and ohio, of the early vote. and i think that's the issue. how much of the early vote is -- is it overweighted in some of these polls, is it underweighted? i can tell you this. the obama folks believe they're ahead in ohio to the point that it's very hard for romney to catch up. the romney folks believe they've wiped away the advantages. like i said, they're polling two different worlds. this is one state write feel like they think two different things in a way that you don't see in florida, virginia or colorado, for instance. >> chuck is absolutely right about the history, particularly in ohio. both parties agree, though, that springstein-bill clinton event the other day, they booked a lot of votes. they said "go vote" and a lot of people did. and banking those early votes with those big events is an advantage for the democrat
ohio, iowa, wisconsin. they have -- both parties have two different views of what turnout is going to be in those states, and they have two different views of -- particularly in iowa and ohio, of the early vote. and i think that's the issue. how much of the early vote is -- is it overweighted in some of these polls, is it underweighted? i can tell you this. the obama folks believe they're ahead in ohio to the point that it's very hard for romney to catch up. the romney folks believe they've...
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a report from wisconsin, an anti-obama activist distributing hundreds of dvds. the disks contain a movie called "dreams for my real father." a wild conspiracy accusing president obama of having communist participants. the movie was sent to swing voters in ohio. about a million of them. our colleagues were sent this photo from western pennsylvania. it says to vote for the americans romney and ryan. at an ohio event, a t-shirt saying "put the white back in the white house." the romney campaign denounced the message. these extremists will do anything to keep president obama from winning. the president was always going to know that it was going to be a really tough fight in this campaign. tomorrow he needs to do one basic thing. inspire his supporters. people who watch these debates want to know that their guy is on the same page with them. they don't want to be screaming tomorrow night saying this. that's really how it was in the first debate. the president needs to ease the memory of two weeks ago and show that he will fight to the very end for this country and fo
a report from wisconsin, an anti-obama activist distributing hundreds of dvds. the disks contain a movie called "dreams for my real father." a wild conspiracy accusing president obama of having communist participants. the movie was sent to swing voters in ohio. about a million of them. our colleagues were sent this photo from western pennsylvania. it says to vote for the americans romney and ryan. at an ohio event, a t-shirt saying "put the white back in the white house."...
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now, i talked to republicans before because i knew we were going to talk wisconsin and republicans say, yes, we are losing the early vote, we knew we were going to lose the early vote in iowa, but we're losing it by a declining margin from last week. we're losing it on a declining margin as it compares to 2008. it depends which side you think is more important. i would say mitt romney, unlike john mccain -- remember, jim took public financing. mitt romney had $183 million in the bank at the end of september. my guess is that kind of money pays for a significantly more volunteers, more ground operation. my guess is romney's ground operation will be better than mccain's in '08. the issue is, is it better than barack obama's in 2012. i don't know the answer to that. >> he has a great one in ohio. >> i'm sure he does. they've known from the start if they could take ohio from romney, it made it almost impossible for him to get to 270. i bet they have a great organization. >> we'll see. steve rattner, thank you. >> thank you. >> thanks for what you did for the car companies. chris cillizza t
now, i talked to republicans before because i knew we were going to talk wisconsin and republicans say, yes, we are losing the early vote, we knew we were going to lose the early vote in iowa, but we're losing it by a declining margin from last week. we're losing it on a declining margin as it compares to 2008. it depends which side you think is more important. i would say mitt romney, unlike john mccain -- remember, jim took public financing. mitt romney had $183 million in the bank at the end...
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first scenario we look at would be new hampshire, ohio and wisconsin all going for president obama. and romney carrying all the other swing states. under that scenario both candidates would be at 269 electoral votes. the next scenario would be colorado, virginia and which is going for obama and the other ones going for romney. a third scenario would be new hampshire, north carolina and virginia all going for obama although this seems unlikely given most people see north carolina kind of leaning towards romney and virginia kind of leaning towards obama. those states would have to basically flip between now and election day. so those are three of the kind of most likely scenarios that we would see a tie one. >> if by some chance we had tie what would happen? >> well it's interesting. obviously this is something that hasn't happened here. we would send to it the house of representatives where each state would vote according to its congressional delegate, each state would have an equal vote, one vote out of 50 that would determine the next president. this is a scenario where republicans
first scenario we look at would be new hampshire, ohio and wisconsin all going for president obama. and romney carrying all the other swing states. under that scenario both candidates would be at 269 electoral votes. the next scenario would be colorado, virginia and which is going for obama and the other ones going for romney. a third scenario would be new hampshire, north carolina and virginia all going for obama although this seems unlikely given most people see north carolina kind of leaning...
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. >>> the romney campaign is suing the state of wisconsin pushing to extend the dead line for military and overseas voters to return their ballots. the romney camp says the state mailed 44 ballots later than federal law requires. the state says it was just four ballots. but it is a sign of just how critically close the vote has become. the romney campaign is asking for an extra five days for americans to return their ballots. a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven t
. >>> the romney campaign is suing the state of wisconsin pushing to extend the dead line for military and overseas voters to return their ballots. the romney camp says the state mailed 44 ballots later than federal law requires. the state says it was just four ballots. but it is a sign of just how critically close the vote has become. the romney campaign is asking for an extra five days for americans to return their ballots. a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of...
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i will take my own state of wisconsin, for example. the polls were clearly far apart at every level in wisconsin and now, mitt romney and president obama are neck in neck in wisconsin and so is tommy thompson and tammy baldwin and i think in that particular case, tommy thompson, he is like -- in wisconsin, he is like carly davidson and miller light and tommy thompson, they all kind of go together, he's a brand. >> don't want to use them all at the same time. don't want the miller light and having tommy on your bike. go ahead. >> that's right. >> don't mix them. >> wisconsin, nebraska, north dakota, montana, there are your four states you hold and massachusetts, then we are not even talking about linda mcmahon and george allen in virginia, connie mack in florida. you look at those badle ground states and josh mandell in ohio. obviously, my opinion is in the battleground-tight states, as the the top of the ticket goes, the u.s. senate race will be right there either one or two below or one or two above but not going to sway much from tha
i will take my own state of wisconsin, for example. the polls were clearly far apart at every level in wisconsin and now, mitt romney and president obama are neck in neck in wisconsin and so is tommy thompson and tammy baldwin and i think in that particular case, tommy thompson, he is like -- in wisconsin, he is like carly davidson and miller light and tommy thompson, they all kind of go together, he's a brand. >> don't want to use them all at the same time. don't want the miller light...
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if you don't win ohio, as you know, andrea, you've got to win wisconsin, iowa, and keep those western states. it's a very narrow path if you don't have ohio. and right now, romney is down there by at least five points or so. >> jonathan martin, thank you so much. good to see you. >> thank you, andrea. >> up next, former bush speechwriter michael gerson on the new mitt romney and send me your thoughts on facebook and twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell reports." check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> topping the headlines on "andrea mitchell reports" secretary of homeland security janet napolitano has arrived in arizona to meet with the family of slain border patrol agent nicolas ivy. investigators are looking at the possibility he was killed by friendly fire or tuesday. >>> a new york man was killed after he opened fire in a seaside hotel. he had been fired in a company that provides tourists from internsh
if you don't win ohio, as you know, andrea, you've got to win wisconsin, iowa, and keep those western states. it's a very narrow path if you don't have ohio. and right now, romney is down there by at least five points or so. >> jonathan martin, thank you so much. good to see you. >> thank you, andrea. >> up next, former bush speechwriter michael gerson on the new mitt romney and send me your thoughts on facebook and twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell...
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he's behind in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, nevada. you know, i'm not sure this is so safe, but it's probably the safest course for him. >> well, i think bret bear is pretty good in that interview. one reason romney might steer clear of sit-down interviews, he's been barraged with questions about senate candidate richard mourdock. take a look. >> governor, do you wish mourdock would pull that ad? >> which way are we going? >> governor, do you disavow mourdock's comments on the rape? >> thank you. >> governor, do you disavow murdoch's comments on the rape? >> what do you make of that, doug? of it seems to me that he has that wonderful immutability to just say i'm turning on the mute button, i'm not saying nothing, live with it. >> he's been taking a lot of pages from ronald reagan. remember when reagan would walk in and he couldn't hear, would have to cup his ear and wouldn't answer questions. in the third debate we saw a lot of reagan in mitt romney in the since of talking about peace and being genial. this is a candidate now who reali
he's behind in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, nevada. you know, i'm not sure this is so safe, but it's probably the safest course for him. >> well, i think bret bear is pretty good in that interview. one reason romney might steer clear of sit-down interviews, he's been barraged with questions about senate candidate richard mourdock. take a look. >> governor, do you wish mourdock would pull that ad? >> which way are we going? >> governor, do you disavow mourdock's comments on the...
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the president left colorado today and travelled to wisconsin. then on to virginia and ohio for mr. romney. mitt romney's campaigns in virginia and then florida. monday he's expected, as he said, to start filling in the policy details with the first of several speeches starting with foreign policy. we'll be right back. vest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome back to "hardball." last night was a tough night for the president, of course, but there's another story to be told about mitt romney's performance, which relied on fuzzy math. vague policy prescriptions and statements that strained the truth. i'm being nice here. he denied his tax plan would cost $5 trillion. denied it. independent economists say it's the case. "the new york times" editorial today, they got out overnight, says the following, virtually every time mr.
the president left colorado today and travelled to wisconsin. then on to virginia and ohio for mr. romney. mitt romney's campaigns in virginia and then florida. monday he's expected, as he said, to start filling in the policy details with the first of several speeches starting with foreign policy. we'll be right back. vest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education....
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wisconsin, iowa, ohio. you know, if you're going to -- if you can't get there in ohio, and i have some doubts and we'll see if it's moved and we've changed our polling schedule because we want to go back into ohio sooner to see but then you better replace it with both iowa and wisconsin. >> yeah. >> the campaign tactically looks like on the romney side and among republican strategists that they're quietly seeing they believe they can put iowa back in play and they're trying to see which one is going to be better, wisconsin or ohio. i'll say, by the way, did the romney campaign really launch fireworks last night? that was sort of a little soon. you could have swagger but be careful, you know, how much do you gloat? it was one debate. let's see if you've moved the needle in ohio. it was a little much. can you imagine if it had been flipped and what the response would have been had there been fireworks after that obama rally. >> i think that we're going to see what happens. ohio, though, the romney people were
wisconsin, iowa, ohio. you know, if you're going to -- if you can't get there in ohio, and i have some doubts and we'll see if it's moved and we've changed our polling schedule because we want to go back into ohio sooner to see but then you better replace it with both iowa and wisconsin. >> yeah. >> the campaign tactically looks like on the romney side and among republican strategists that they're quietly seeing they believe they can put iowa back in play and they're trying to see...
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the president left colorado today and travelled to wisconsin. then on to virginia and ohio for mr. romney. mitt romney's campaigns in virginia and then florida. monday he's expected, as he said, to start filling in the policy details with the first of several speeches starting with foreign policy. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you those dollars? a lot of companies might answer "um" or, "no comment." then there's esurance. born online, raised by technology, and majors in efficiency. so whatever they save, you save. hassle, time, paperwork, hair-tearing-out, and yes, especially dollars. esurance. insurance for the modern world. click or call. >>> welcome back to "hardball." last night was a tough night for the president, of course, but there's another story to be told about mitt romney's performance, which relied on fuzzy math. vague policy prescriptions and statements that strained the truth. i'm being nice here. he deni
the president left colorado today and travelled to wisconsin. then on to virginia and ohio for mr. romney. mitt romney's campaigns in virginia and then florida. monday he's expected, as he said, to start filling in the policy details with the first of several speeches starting with foreign policy. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] if you had a dollar for every dollar car insurance companies say they'll save you by switching, you'd have like, a ton of dollars. but how are they saving you...